Guizhou: Continuous heavy rainfall and upstream inflows have triggered severe flooding in two counties of Guizhou province in southwest China, prompting mass evacuations. As of 2:30 pm Tuesday, 48,900 residents were temporarily evacuated in Rongjiang county and 32,000 in Congjiang county. The flood control emergency response has been escalated to Level I, the highest, in both counties.
According to Emirates News Agency, Rongjiang, a county known for Cun Chao-a rural football league covering over 100 village teams and drawing numerous fans across the country-experienced heavy rainstorms starting at 8 pm Monday. By 2 pm Tuesday, the water level at a venue on the Duliu River had exceeded the warning level by 6.68 meters. The football field at the Cun Chao stadium was submerged under three meters of water.
Rescue teams, including firefighters and volunteers, have been deployed to the two counties, using boats and other equipment to assist in the rescue efforts. In addition to the flooding, rain-triggered landslides in Guizhou caused part of a bridge on an expressway in the county of Sandu to collapse. No casualties have been reported so far.